Important Public Information

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

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Centers for Disease Control

And Prevention (CDC)

Atlanta, GA 30333

Please read the important public health information below and send to your

constituency as you see fit.

CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC

sponsored State Vaccination Program. More info can be found at

http://www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html

https://webmail.dshs.state.tx.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://links.govdeli\

very.com:80/track?type=click%26enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTY1MTczNSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJV\

TC02NTE3MzUmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NjIwNjkwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a3JvYmluc29u\

QGFzbWlpLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9a3JvYmluc29uQGFzbWlpLm5ldCZleHRyYT0mJiY=%26%26%26100%26%\

26%26http://www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html>

The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu)

Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone

that has reached the age of 18 has to have his/her personal Vaccination Profile

on the cdc.gov site.

The CDC has NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring registration

on www.cdc.gov

https://webmail.dshs.state.tx.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://links.govdeli\

very.com:80/track?type=click%26enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTY1MTczNSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJV\

TC02NTE3MzUmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NjIwNjkwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a3JvYmluc29u\

QGFzbWlpLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9a3JvYmluc29uQGFzbWlpLm5ldCZleHRyYT0mJiY=%26%26%26101%26%\

26%26http://www.cdc.gov/> . Users that click on the email are at risk of having

malicious code installed on their system. CDC reminds users to take the

following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of a phishing attack:

*Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open or respond to unsolicited email

messages.

*Use caution when visiting un-trusted websites.

*Use caution when entering personal information online.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 1600 Clifton Rd · Atlanta GA

30333 · 800-CDC-INFO ()

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Maxie Bishop, RN, LP, State EMS Director

EMS and Trauma Services

maxie.bishop@...